FrankEPatrick

2 hours ago, milimelo said:

Married is married - no matter where the marriage took place. They couldn't continue with K-1 as that's for people to get married in the US. They did the right thing by filing I-130 after getting married. 

when you are talking about legalities and foreign governments, it is more complicated then married is married because it comes down to whether the US govt will accept the marriage document. On the other hand, they come to the US and get married, then married is married is clear and with an apostille,  just about any first world country will accept married is married. 

the US has to accept the marriage document, which can be complicated in and of itself 

what the poster wants is to get the spouse into the US as fast as possible, enter on K-1 get married, its the same diff to the US govt as if you do a K-3 and bring them in that way. 

the switch to the K-3 may make the process take even longer, which nobody wants

Isn't it faster to let the K-1 stand and then just get married again in America at the court house? 

I am obviously out of date, but I considered both of these routes, and the K-1 was a bit faster back in 2016 then the K-3, once you are into it, isn't it just faster to wait out the K-1 experience? 

I am confused? 

Is shifting to a K3 expected to speed anything up? 

What country? 

What do you mean by married? 

Is there a legal paper trail. 

I am moving to Belgium with my family, where I already have a Residency permit. 

Due to the fact that my wife did not have a US passport, I waited to apply for her Visa/Permit

My problem is that the Belgium government wants fresh birth certificates (less then six months old), I am currently getting a six month lead time to get those documents re-issued. 

I have no one in the US to help me, and I am not in the UA, and if I wait that long, all of my other documents are going to age out. 

Are there any reliable and reasonably priced services that will get these documents for me? 

Getting married again in Belgium is practicable, but the remaining issue is my daughters birth certificate. 

Thank you for everyone helping me out on here. 

Application for AOS Fall of 19

Green Card Expired ~February 15 2020

Situation Resolved ~November 15 2021----so 21 months after filing, 18 months after expiration of green card. 

5 minutes ago, arken said:

Agreed, yeah i meant not issued to begin with.

Of course he would be. A brother in law paying for her study, lodging ,fooding and trying for community college seems too good to be true and just a way to get into the US more than the study in COs eyes.

agreed  

8 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

So there are a lot of red flags that I mentioned as hypothetical and now you are giving information in line with the hypotheticals:

 

1- Candidate is going to community college. Community colleges admit everyone so it's a very low bar. 

2- Candidate is going to college in the area in which you live. So it's not based on education interest, but on location.

3- You are paying or providing funds to support college and you immigrated to the US through fiance visa

4- Weak ties to country for candidate. I think you said something about a potential job offer, but was that a sincere offer or is the  person who signed it related in some way to your family or an unknown business?

5- Iran is country of origin

 

This is more "I want to be in the US to immigrate or spend time with brother or sister" than "I want to be in the US to study something and then go back to country". 

 

I'm not sure how owning a house matters. Support is usually cash in a bank account, not a property because to make pay for tuition you'd have to sell it.

 

 

those are all of the problems

agreed

2 minutes ago, ra0010 said:

But why would the housing be relevant when it’s not your application?

I had to disclose the housing as part of the support package. 

2 minutes ago, ra0010 said:

Exactly. Am I missing something?

according to her, the investigator was fixated on me.

I agreed to provide housing that I do not live-in as part of the I-20 process but the fact that I do not live in it was not mentioned in the process. 

2 minutes ago, ra0010 said:

I don’t think I-20s get denied, because the school issues them once the candidate is accepted.

the university will fail to issue them if they do not meet certain criteria. 

4 minutes ago, ra0010 said:

The filter is the ties to home country. The I-20, in terms of obtaining the visa, has no bearing. The I-20 is useful for F1 students in case they get pulled over by authorities -it’s the document that explains why they are here. 

I have seen alot of I-20's denied  

16 hours ago, ra0010 said:

I can only speak about my experience. Maybe it helps. When I applied for my F1, I came to my interview with a document from my host university (I believe it was the i-20?) and I also presented ties to my home country, such as the deed to my property. I don't recall bringing anything else onto my interview. I was asked just three questions, such as "what is your master's on?" and "where is your host university?". The rest was just small talk. Very easy.

your situation fits my view, a deed to property is strong evidence......thanks the chat has helped. 

the discussion was around me as the brother-in-law-----now the information she did not share is that I own property (info shared), but I am actually not in the area (information not shared) and I can document it---

understood the consulate has the power but generally there is some filter to make it likely people make it through the process. 

Is it also somewhat country specific as well? 

thanks talking about the I-20 process

understand your point, but the community college in question advertises in their materials that it is ok just to come and study english, and publicize that family support can be used in figuring the support figures, and I see alot of foreign students at the CC under this plan.

She applied for technical training. 

Now that I have more info, there was a letter from an employer that stated a job was contingently waiting if she successfully finished the training program at the CC. 

Similarly back in the early 2000's I know a Polish girl that was in this exact situation with the CCs and it was absolutely no problem with the F1. 

but times change and things change

Agreed that the issue is close relationships in the US, and also closer relationships in the home country also exist.

Agreed that it may be too high of an obstacle to overcome, just wondering if anyone over came the obstacle. 

The school allowed family based support in the I-20 process for the F-1 so it was curious that the Visa was out right rejected at the interview. I was not there so I do not know what was said to the interviewer. 

No evidence was provided in the packet regarding the intention to return to the country. 

What was shown at the interview was the I-20. 

Any advice about demonstrating that there is a residence in a foreign country that the applicant has no intention of abandoning? 

I know someones whose F-1 visa application was rejected and wondering if someone had any advice  for a reapply

9 minutes ago, rohsha said:

You need to call up USCIS and set up an info pass appointment for a i551 stamp in her passport. 

that is helpful----thank you

My wife is past her 18 month extension letter with no updates other then transferring her case to a new office.....no valid green card causes all sorts of problems........such as I can't get past the IDme site on the US Tax office, drivers license etc, proving idenity, let alone traveling anybody else haveing the same experience? 

Hey I applied for my wife november/december 2019, and I filed for her us citizenship January of 2021. 

USCIS just says its taking longer then expected. 

We are pushing up on the 18 month time period, its 18 months past her green card expiration mid-october.

What happens next? 

What happens to her status if the government does not resolve it by Mid-October, there are all sorts of problems not having a current green card. 

Date on green card is Feb 18, 2018, therefore, I should submit the NS-400 February 19 of 2018----correct? 

perfect, that is what I thought!

When does permanent residence start regarding the application for naturalization time-clock?

For example, my wife arrived in the US  July of 17 and we were married July of 17, immediately applied for the green card, which puts us in the 3 year time frame, but her 2 year green card arrived in February of 18, which puts us outside of the time frame. I am figuring that we have to wait until february to submit the NS-400

I agree with all the advice; thank you!

appreciate the efforts

yes it is removing conditions....sorry balancing many things, and having to figure out how to solve the nuances of my wife's immigration status, and trying to chase down her green card. I think she left it at the immigration office when she went for her biometrics. 

thanks, she is just perturbed with me being able to travel around, and she has to stay home  I do want her to come with me. 

I would like my wife to join me on some out of the US travels. 

Is it possible for her to travel with me, while we wait for the AOS Green card? 

Secondly, she lost her actual green card so I assume that precludes any traveling, but is it possible for her to get a replacement green card while we wait for AOS.

thank you